Saturday, 26 February 2022

Saturday 26th February 2022

Middleton Lakes

First Avocet back on JW, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x Dunlin, Redshank,  also Pintail, 2x Shelduck, Pochard, 10x Goldeneye, 2x Stonechat,  (MSm)

Gailey Resv

25x Pochard, 2x Oystercatcher, also 2x Shelduck at Micklewood Lane, (SRi, IMo)

Branston GPs

First  Avocet on Sandy pit, (TWy)  -  also Black-tailed Godwit, 3x Ruff, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 2x Common Sandpiper, 4x Redshank, 8x Curlew, 55x Snipe, 330x Golden Plover, 4x Ringed Plover, 30x Shelduck, 16x Goldeneye, Mandarin, Goosander, 50x Wigeon, 4x Little Egret, Chiffchaff, 2x ad YL Gull, 3x Common Gull, Green Woodpecker, Stonechat, (DSc)

                                                          Avocet by Dave Scattergood

Whitemoor Haye

111x Wigeon, 42x Pochard, 2x Goldeneye, 3x Oystercatcher 40x Yellowhammer, Tree Sparrow, 3x Stonechat, numerous singing Skylark and a Little Egret, (SCo)

Tittesworth Water

4x Curlew, 29x Snipe, 4x Oystercatcher, 6x Pochard, 5x Mandarin, 4x Goosander, Gadwall,  Willow Tit, (SGi, IB)

                                                            Gadwall by Steve Gibson

Berryhill

2x Jack Snipe, 15x Snipe, 2x Linnet, (IBu)

Catholme

5x Shelduck, 42x Gadwall, Goosander, (JWo)

Alrewas NMA

6x Goosander, Little Egret, Green Woodpecker, Wychnor 2x Oystercatcher, (JWo)

Gnosal

Red Kite over St Lawrence School, (GCa)